Bilbao, Bird's-Eye View - Original Engraving by Pieter van der Aa - 1715
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Original copper engraving with a bird's-eye view of Bilbao: the town packed into the bend of the estuary, ships at anchor before the quay, farmsteads and market gardens in the foreground and the hills closing the horizon. Below, the arms of the town and a numbered key to twelve places, from the bar of Portugalete to Santa Barbara.
Original copper engraving with a bird's-eye view of Bilbao: the town packed into the bend of the estuary, ships at anchor before the quay, farmsteads and market gardens in the foreground and the hills closing the horizon. Below, the arms of the town and a numbered key to twelve places, from the bar of Portugalete to Santa Barbara.
From Les delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, published at Leiden by Pieter van der Aa in 1715, the most fully illustrated work on Spain to appear in the early 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Engraver: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733).
Date: 1715.
Source: Les delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1715.
Dimensions: Image 4.8 x 6.3 in (12.3 x 16 cm); sheet 6.5 x 6.9 in (16.4 x 17.5 cm).
Condition: Good condition; laid paper somewhat toned, with the central binding fold and an occasional fox mark in the lower margin.
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Original copper engraving with a bird's-eye view of Bilbao: the town packed into the bend of the estuary, ships at anchor before the quay, farmsteads and market gardens in the foreground and the hills closing the horizon. Below, the arms of the town and a numbered key to twelve places, from the bar of Portugalete to Santa Barbara.